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    Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

    Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

    Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80000 Hours

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    Length:
    12 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    A collection of ten top episodes of the 80,000 Hours Podcast, designed to bring you up to speed on ten pressing issues the effective altruism community is working to solve.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 12 episodes

    Title

    Effective altruism in a nutshell

    Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems is a collection of ten top episodes of the 80,0...

    9 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    One: Toby Ord on existential risks

    In 2020, Oxford academic and 80,000 Hours trustee Dr Toby Ord released his book The Pre...

    193 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Two: Rachel Glennerster on global poverty

    If I told you it’s possible to deliver an extra year of ideal primary-level education f...

    93 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Three: Andy Weber on pandemics and nuclear wars

    COVID-19 has provided a vivid reminder of the damage biological threats can do. But the...

    114 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Four: Brian Christian on artificial intelligence

    Brian Christian is a bestselling author with a particular knack for accurately communic...

    174 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Five: Lewis Bollard on factory farming

    Every year tens of billions of animals are raised in terrible conditions in factory far...

    196 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Six: Jennifer Doleac on criminal justice reform

    The killing of George Floyd has prompted a great deal of debate over whether the US sho...

    137 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Seven: Ezra Klein on journalism

    How many words in U.S. newspapers have been spilled on tax policy in the past five year...

    105 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Eight: Mark Lynas on climate change

    A golf-ball sized lump of uranium can deliver more than enough power to cover all your ...

    126 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021

    Nine: Dave Denkenberger on feeding the world through catastrophes

    If a nuclear winter or asteroid impact blocked the sun for years, our inability to grow...

    176 minutes
    		Oct 03, 2021